- Sabrina Carpenter’s song Espresso dominated the charts in 2024
- But the pop star had ‘no idea’ the track would be a hit
- Carpenter made the comments as she celebrated her partnership with Dunkin’
Sabrina Carpenter has had a bumper 2024 – largely down to creating the song of the summer, Espresso.
The hit was the most-streamed track of the year on Spotify – reaching 1.6 billion plays – and reached number one in the US and the UK.
But fans may be surprised to know that Carpenter, 25, was actually unsure whether Espresso would be everyone’s, er, cup of tea.
“I really didn’t know if it would connect, but the sentiment and the sound of the song and the confidence that it kind of just carries along with it was something that I really believed in,” she revealed in a new interview.
“So, I had literally no idea that anyone would like it, but I liked it, and that was kind of all that mattered to me in that moment, and something I try to remember over and over again.
“It’s somewhat addictive. It’s really all kismet, the way that worked out.”
Sabrina Carpenter opens up about Dunkin’ collaboration
Carpenter’s comments came as she spoke about her recent collaboration with Dunkin’. The pop star is the face of and inspiration behind a – you guessed it – caffeinated drink at the coffee chain.
“The way that the world has changed, people really appreciate connection more, I think, because it’s such a rarity,” she says. “To be able to have things that make us feel connected to people that we love, I think is really, really special.
“And so, for me, it’s like when I’m not on tour, physically able to go to each and every city, it’s finding partnerships like this that can bring me to your front doorstep, or your nearest Dunkin’, or whatever is most convenient.”
She added, “It’s absolutely the perfect way for me to end the year, the perfect way for me to kind of celebrate this song that just won’t go away. Once it is, we’ll talk then.
“But for now, I’m happy that people are still enjoying the humor behind the song and excited about the drink.”
Sabrina Carpenter talks A Nonsense Christmas
Carpenter’s collaboration with Dunkin’ isn’t the only thing she’s had cause to celebrate recently.
The Taste singer also put out her first holiday special via Netflix.
“That was just like something I’ve wanted. I know it’s so random, but I grew up watching the Cher show, and I grew up watching Dolly Parton and Lucille Ball, and just some of these incredible talents that inspired me so much,” Carpenter explained. “And so when the idea came to kind of do my own Christmas special, I was so excited, and I jumped at the opportunity.
“I didn’t have a lot of time to put it together, but I really, really wanted it to feel just aligned with my personality and visually align with the things that I love and am inspired by. So I’m so happy and grateful for the guests that were part of it.
“That was really, essentially, what made the special, special. I’m definitely looking forward to ways to kind of continue my holiday thing over the years, and I think that was a really good start.”
But what’s the best way to get A-Listers – such as Shania Twain and Chappell Roan – involved in a project?
Turns out, if you’re Carpenter, it requires minimal effort.
“A lot of them were honestly just texts,” she admitted. “I’ve gotten really lucky to be able to feel like, in the last couple years, definitely more so, connected with different artists and different writers and different actors and people that I find really, really funny and inspiring, and some people I had met before and were friends of mine.
“Some people I’d never met before, but I really just wanted to work with and was so grateful that they were game to be on board. A lot of it was just pretty organic, slid in the DMs a few times, and that was kind of how it came to be. And like I said, it was, it was exactly as playful as we wanted it to be. So I wanted every guest that was part of it to have a fun experience making it, too.”
